Accordingly, the term '''''morbidity rate''''' can refer either to the incidence rate or to the prevalence rate of a disease. Compare with [[mortality rate]], the number of people dying from a particular disease during a given time interval, divided by the total number of people in the population. Morbidity is often what is measured by [[ICU scoring systems]].

Accordingly, the term '''''morbidity rate''''' can refer either to the incidence rate or to the prevalence rate of a disease. Compare with [[mortality rate]], the number of people dying from a particular disease during a given time interval, divided by the total number of people in the population. Morbidity is often what is measured by [[ICU scoring systems]].

the prevalence of a disease: the total number of cases in a particular population at a particular point in time,

the incidence of a disease: the number of new cases in a particular population during a particular time interval.

Accordingly, the term morbidity rate can refer either to the incidence rate or to the prevalence rate of a disease. Compare with mortality rate, the number of people dying from a particular disease during a given time interval, divided by the total number of people in the population. Morbidity is often what is measured by ICU scoring systems.